Fertility health and testing

Anne O’Leary, Regional Lead Embryologist

IVF in Essex at Bourn Hall’s Wickford clinic

Bourn Hall Wickford is a full service fertility clinic offering excellent IVF success rates, fertility advice, fertility tests, IUI, complementary therapy

Dr Paloma Perez-Clemente, Fertility Specialist at Bourn Hall

Welcome return to open evenings at Bourn Hall’s Essex fertility clinic

As Bourn Hall Wickford prepares to welcome people for its first Open Evening since lockdown, we talked to Dr Perez-Clemente, Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and IVF, about the benefits of meeting in person.

Louise Brown and Jenny Joy

Happy birthday Louise Brown

Louise’s birth was a huge relief for the IVF pioneers. A healthy baby meant they could offer it has a treatment for iinfertility and they establish Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic

Gaby and Tim fertility after 35

Fertility after 35 – Gaby became a mum again after 8 years

Fertility after 35. Gaby already had a five-year-old daughter and regular periods so she didn’t think getting pregnant would be a problem.

Patient Support Coordinator Sparrow

One of the family: Claire Sparrow, Lead Patient Support Coordinator

Every fertility journey is unique, as Claire Sparrow knows only too well. In her twelve years working in the patient services team at Bourn Hall she has helped people navigate through treatments and finance and has even had a Bourn Hall baby of her own.

Caroline Andrews, Senior Associate, Tees Law

Fertility treatment and the law for same-sex couples – Tees Law

Before starting fertility treatment, it’s essential same-sex couples are aware of the legal implications says Caroline Andrews, Tees Law

Tim and Gaby

Norfolk-based broadcaster celebrates first Father’s Day after 8-year wait

A Norfolk-based radio presenter and videographer who spent years thinking he may never have children is looking forward to spending his first Father’s Day with his baby son, who took eight years to arrive.

Lucy and Shelley with Evie important to own her IVF story

A regulated clinic means our children can ‘own’ their IVF story 

“We found and chose Bourn Hall in pretty much the same way that we chose…

Infertility is also a 'man's problem' - so let's talk about it

Infertility is also a ‘man’s problem’ – so let’s talk about it!

When fertility tests showed that Laura and Matt were never going to become parents naturally…

Craig and Veronica with Olivia

Being ‘young and healthy’ provided no guarantees for our fertility

“We got married ten years ago when we were 25. All I have ever wanted was to be a mother, but I had this gut feeling that we were going to struggle,” says Veronica. She and her husband Craig were told they were ‘young and healthy’ and didn’t need to worry, but then they discovered his sperm motility was low.

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Patient reviews you can trust

Genuine experiences from real patients. See why so many trust us with their fertility care.

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“We went to an open evening at Bourn Hall Wickford and came away feeling really positive about the place. The staff were really friendly and the presentation was clear about the statistics regarding success rates and live birth rates; their data was very transparent. We came away feeling like we would really be looked after.”

Katy and Leigh are parents to Charlie after IVF

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“We chose to make an appointment at Bourn Hall Wickford because of the favourable reviews. When we got there and met the staff they were just so lovely, making us feel welcome and explaining to us what tests would need to be done and what our options were; we just thought ‘yes, let’s get the ball rolling!”

Jess and Fran are mums to Nathan after IVF with donor sperm

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